March 17, 2003 articles

SMS can save your life

Mar 17 2003 - 08:00 PM ET | SMS
If you happen to live in Kuwait go buy a cell phone that can handle text messages. The goverment is going to update its citizens about the war via SMS. This is a cool use for the ubiquitous SMS....

RIM Intros BlackBerry 6210 in North America

Mar 17 2003 - 02:50 PM ET | Research In Motion
Research In Motion has introduced the BlackBerry 6210 Wireless Handheld for North America. These little beauties are vital for members of Congress (not kidding, they really value them like children) and are a huge hit among most affluent sectors....

Web Server on the P800!

Mar 17 2003 - 02:38 PM ET | Bluetooth, Camera, PDA Phone, Sony Ericsson, Unique
A really smart guy with way to much time on his hands wrote up a web server (in Java) for the Sony Ericsson P800 [previous mention]. You can serve pages via GSM or GPRS. It's even got built in real...

Kyocera's 2003 Lineup

Mar 17 2003 - 11:54 AM ET | In The News, Kyocera
Kyocera has released a bunch of new goodies. Times are great in the Mobile Phone market: * SE47: Slider design (think Matrix), 65K color display, BREW, EMS, WAP 2.0, look for it in Q3. * Phantom/Blade/Rave: Mix-and-match features chosen by...

3G Motorola Phone Leaked

Mar 17 2003 - 10:55 AM ET | 3G, Camera, Motorola, PDA Phone
Due to an FCC filing pictures and details about an upcoming 3G phone from Motorola have been circulating. The A920 looks pretty hip--it's pretty much one big color screen. It's got a built in digital camera that can take stills...

Nokia Releases 3 New CDMA Phones

Mar 17 2003 - 10:32 AM ET | Nokia
Nokia has released three new CDMA phones--the 6585, 3586i, and the 2200 Series. The 6585 is stocked with: a color display, MMS, FM radio, speakerphone, GPS (no, that is not a joke) and Java. This is the phone pictured at...